R v Ryan Christopher WILLIAMS [2011] NSWSC 583

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ryan Christopher WILLIAMS [2011] NSWSC 583 Hearing dates: 20 May 2011 Decision date: 17 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Schmidt J Decision: Sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of 16 years, 3 months and 23 days, commencing on 24 September 2009 and expiring on 15 January 2026. The balance of term of 5 years, 5 months and 8 days, is to commence on 16 January 2026 and will expire on 23 June 2031. The offender will be eligible for release on parole on 16 January 2026. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - sentence - murder - plea of guilty - objectively serious offence - aggravating factors - mitigating factors - no prior criminal record - 25% utilitarian discount - early plea - offence above mid-range - provocation not established Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Cases Cited: Alvares v R; Farache v R [2011] NSWCCA 33 Aoun v R [2007] NSWCCA 292 MLP v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 271; (2006) 164 A Crim R 93 Mulato v R [2006] NSWCCA 282 Nguyen v The Queen; ATCN v The Queen; Nguyen v The Queen; Huynh v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 363; (2007) 180 A Crim R 267 Power v The Queen [1974] HCA 26; (1974) 131 CLR 623 R v AJP [2004] NSWCCA 434; (2004) 150 A Crim R 575 R v AZ [2011] NSWCCA 43 R v Borg [2010] NSWSC 951 R v Day [2010] NSWSC 983 R v Dodd (1991) 57 A Crim R 349 R v Fletcher-Jones (1994) 75 A Crim R 381 R v Gordon (1994) 71 A Crim R 459 R v Kwon (2010) NSWSC 67 R v McEvoy [2010] NSWCCA 110 R v Mendez [2002] NSWCCA 415 R v Previtera (1997) 94 A Cim R 76 Regina v Prior [2002] NSWSC 56 R v Scott [2005] NSWCCA 152 R v Shepherd [2007] NSWSC 1416 R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] NSWCCA 309; (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 R v Tzanis [2005] NSWCCA 274 R v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131; (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 Shaw v R [2008] NSWCCA 58 SZ v The Queen [2007] NSWCCA 19; (2007) 168 A Crim R 249 Versluys v R [2008] NSWCCA 76 XY v R [2007] NSWCCA 72 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Ryan Christopher Williams (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Barnett SC (Crown) Mr P Young SC (Offender) Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) Legal Aid NSW (Offender) File Number(s): 2009/213264